Destined for Each Other?
Chapter 3 – Comida, Recuerdos y Sentimientos
Hinata sets the food she prepared on the table in two plates, one for herself and the other for her brother Naruto. Naruto smiles as he sees all the food that has been cooked just for him and his sister.
"Whoa, this is a lot of food! You sure went all out!" Naruto exclaims as he begins to dig in.
Hinata smiles as Naruto starts eating his food contently.
"Oh, its not much, just Nanbanzuke with Kamameshi rice. It didn't take all that much work." Hinata says.
"Either way, it tastes so good!" Naruto says with his mouth full.
"Good, glad you like it." She replies.
They both eat until they just can anymore. As is customary, they clean the plate from food.
"Aw man, I'm so full! Thanks Hinata. It was really good! Did you save some for dad when he comes back?" Naruto asks.
"Yeah, there's some for him in the fridge. But who knows when he'll be here." She says
Naruto looks at her reassuringly, "He's going through a really tough time right now, we need to be strong Hinata." he says.
She nods as they both walk to their designated rooms. They close the door behind them and jump onto their beds. Naruto in his rooms takes out his 2ds and begins to play some games as he waits for time to fly by.
"Man, now I'm bored." He thinks to himself while looking at his watch, "Maybe I should go see what Hinatas doing because right now I'm not doing anything!"He jumps off from his bed and walks out his door and into the hall way. Naruto opens the door to Hinatas room and looks inside. Hinata is laying on her bed, as usual, listening to music on her Ipod.
"What'cha listening to Hinata?" asks Naruto.
Hinata sits up and fixes herself then replies, "Oh I dunno, its just some white noise. I wasn't really listening to the music, I'm just thinking."
"Oh yeah?" Naruto asks as he sits on her bed next to her a few inches away, "Thinking about what?"
"Mostly mom." She says.
Naruto puts his hand around his sisters back and squeezes her, "Listen, you need to relax, thinking about those kind of things will make it only harder for you. Remember, mom was really sick and she suffered a lot, she had no strength at all. I remember a couple of times having to help mom just get out of bed. Wherever she is now its a much better place than here." he says.
She looks at her brother stare into space as tears begin to trickle down her face, "Do you think mom is in Heaven?" Hinata asks.
"You know, I don't know if shes in Heaven or not. But that doesn't matter. What matters is that she isn't suffering anymore, and so we should be glad. So please Hinata, we had such a nice day today, try to cheer up. Things will get better!" he says with his arm still around his sister.
Hinata finally stops crying and continues staring at her brother as he begins to notice her stare.
"Are you okay now?" He asks.
"Yeah, thanks to you. You know, you really take care of me too much." She says.
"What are you talking about? You just made us a feast for dinner! And for that I'm really grateful."
She draws closer to Naruto then grabs on his shirt while resting her head on his chest.
"I guess we're both indebted to each other then." She says while blushing lightly. Hinata can feel her heart beat rapidly, she begins to fear that her brother will be able to notice her rushed heart beating.
"Naruto..." says Hinata.
"Yeah Hinata?" Naruto says.
"What do you think of me?" She asks to her brother, her heart beats even harder and it starts to hurt her chest.
"Well..." he says, "I think you're a strong girl, a very strong girl. You're a little shy but I love you for that. You're my sister, so whenever you need help with something I'll always try to be there for you as long as I can."
She looks up at her brother, "As that all you think of me as, your sister?" She says as she turns redder than ever.
Naruto looks at Hinata confusingly, "What do you mean?" he asks.
Hinata blows off steam and just jumps back to laying on her bed, "Oh nothing. It doesn't matter anyways."
"OK then, I'll see you later. Have a goodnight." Naruto says.
"Yeah, goodnight." Shes answers back.
"Bye." Naruto says as he closes the door and heads back to his room.
Hinata just lays up on her bed looking at the ceiling, her heart is still beating quickly.
"Why do I feel this way? Why, god, why? This is wrong, we're twins, this can't be true! I can't feel this way towards my own brother! It must be my imagination... yeah that's it, I'm haven't been feeling so good recently, its probably just that." Shes thinks to herself in an attempt to reassure her sanity.
"No... I don't think so..." She says out loud as she turns around in her bed. She thinks about her brother and feels her chest open up even more.
"This can't be true." Says Hinata as she begins to fall asleep.
In Narutos room he gets ready to go to sleep by fixing his bed. Right when he wraps in his blankets to warm up he begins to think to himself.
"What did she mean by what do I think of her? I told her she was my sister and that I loved her. Isn't that enough? I don't get it... I don't get women, even my own sister." he thinks.
"Oh wells." He says as he falls into a deep sleep
Next Morning
"Good morning Hinata!" Yells Naruto as he leaves the bathroom after brushing his teeth.
"Morning." She answers back while zooming across Naruto without even looking at his face and running straight to the restroom.
"Hmm..." Naruto thinks, "I wonder what's up with her."
He just shrugs it off and walks into the kitchen and prepares a small breakfast for Hinata and himself. Naruto cooks a few eggs and toast with butter. He waits for Hinata to finish using the bathroom so they could eat breakfast together. She finally goes into the kitchen and sees the dining table prepared with food on two plates. Naruto walks in also with a handful of napkins he got from the pantry.
"Here you go, I made breakfast for both you and I! I know I don't cook as well as you do, nor am I any 'Waffle House' but I tried my best. So... come one! Lets dig in now so we're not late for school!" says Naruto as he grabs his seat and begins eating off his plate. Hinata, after a short pause also sits down and eats her food, all, though, while covering most of her face with her hair.
"Whats wrong Hinata? Don't like your breakfast?" Naruto asks.
"It's not that." She says, "You wouldn't understand."
Naruto shakes his head, "I definitely won't unless you tell me." he says.
Hinata finishes her breakfast quickly and leaves the kitchen, "Just forget it." she says as she exits the house.
"Man, she sure is in a rush." Naruto says to himself as he finishes the last piece of toast.
He grabs his book bag and walks to school by himself since Hinata ran off without him. As he is walking he meets up with his friend Sasuke.
"So, how was your date with Hinata?" Sasuke asks.
"We had a blast! I followed your advice and got some ice cream! Plus I bought her some other stuff too. I think we had a really good time." Naruto says happily.
"OK, sounds good, but why, then, is she not here?" asks Sasuke.
"Oh, I don't know, she still was a bit distant this morning. We don't usually walk together anyways. But I thought she would've liked to since we had such a good time yesterday." answers Naruto.
"She left without you then, huh? Maybe its for the better." says Sasuke.
"What do you mean by that?" retorts Naruto as he stops in his tracks.
Sasuke turns towards Naruto and looks at him slyly, "Its just that, well you know, if you go out with her too much you might start to look like you're dating."
"What are you talking about? You know we can't do that! I don't see my sister like th..." Naruto starts to fumble as he gets flustered by the idea.
"Naruto... I was just joking." Sasuke says as he lifts an eyebrow at Naruto.
Naruto finally cools off and says, "Just.. Just don't joke like that man!"
To be continued in the next chapter...
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